The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-09-16
A GRAND JuNcTIoN CORRESPONDENT
arrays FACTS AND FIGURES.
Editor Bulletin:

facts gathered by Hon, james q.
McGinnls of St. Louis, Mo. Ihavs |
compared his statements with the
United States census report and
find them correct. The three pro-
hibition states, Maine, Vermont,
and NeW~Hamshlre made almost
no growth in population in 30 years
from 1850 to 1880. The increase IN
these states is about ii per cent.
for 80 years, while Missouri and
many other states have increased by
more than 200 per cent. Maine is
just as large and aboat as fertile as
she was when her population IN
creased ten times as fast rs it has
done under prohibition, nor is her
area as much crowded IS ours bY
so per cent, and she still has mil
lions of water power not utilized.
1t is most signi6c Mt as we'll as a
very deplorable fact hat the ratio
of school attendance has fallen of
very much in the prohibition states.
In 1850 Names school attendance
was 1876, 222; il 1880 twas 100, 81
Vermont and New Hampshire
made no BITTER showing. Their
school attendance has fallen of
from 25 to 80 per cent. Missouri
school attendance in 1850 Was 95,-
2s5 in 1880 it was $4,000, an in
crease of over 500 per cent.
From a prohibition standpoint
Maine ought to be in the lead in
ST cad of in the rear. If her coil i
not SO fertile, her reported temper
ate habits ought to make good tn
deficiency. Look at drunken New
jersey" as the Pharisees call her
ard certainly she has a beer shol
IN nearly every colner-but SCI
how she has left Maine behind a
the following tab e shows:
In 1850 New Jersey had 1885
population, money prod ucts $50,
s51 ,256.. Maine $50, 169 population
money products S24, 661, O67.
In 1880 New Jersey 1,131, III
population, money products 1854,
: 38O,236. Maine 648,836 populatiO
money products s79,829,793.
r Is it not wonder that some pro
5 hibitionist is not paralyzed Will
. making kis wild assertions?
Tennesseeans are told that if the
, will adopt prohibition this will d.
away with criminal costs, with tn
expense of the penitentiary and wi
). greatly reduce the burden Of the
taxes. Now let US see if II has work
z ed these wonders In Maine. In 1856
= the sum paid was $257 ,213, or thre
g dollars and fifty cents for each per
D son in Maine. Under the promise
t blessings of prohibition, this burde
= should have been removed or grea
n lY hghtened long since, but on Il
s contrary it has been so increase
h that IN 1880 tam )unted to So
r. 1925, or seven dollars and nin'
y tY eight cents for each person iii Il
1t State. Tennessee with more ths
|, twice the population and real esla
in valued at - million dollars mo
n than Maine paid in 1850 2,78S,T
r. dollars about one half OF VIII
be Name paid The above estimat
IS include States, County and uni
y; pal taxes. A considerable porte
y, OF Iennessee's taxes was paid by Ii
", uor dealers, while Maine got no
he from that source, so that it IS We
he clear that the rate of taxation
up Maine was twice as high as it W
tn in tennessee, and yet the sch'
ad attendance of Tennessee was near
to twice that of Name. We are ma
ne t. wonder how much longer Mai
he will lie able to bear the blessings
at prohibition. Compelled with its i
on creased taxation and an increase
p the lumber of her paupers. In t
ill whole country in 1880 the rates
re- Dauperism was l to sos of the pop
cy lation. In Maine 1t was 1 to q
es more than double the average.
to New Hampshire it was 1 to L
an more than three times the averai
by In Tenn esses it is not 1 to 1000.
Missouri 1t was to 1904. so Il
New Hampshire, with prohibit
on for a generation past, has 700 I
mp cent more pauperiSm than Nilsson
of Prohibition, whore are thy promii
IL blessings2 You promised to redu
ID CRIME. but crime has increaaed
.ty per cent. since you Cook hold
,ty Name. In 1850 she had ssonlY
IN con viets, l to about 5000 of !
,u- population. In 1890 she had !
convicts, 1 to 5000.
No prnhibniOnist can deny th'
u. figures; and l ask the candid reaC
to ponder them well. Crime
IN, not increased at y greater rate
of any OF the old states in the UNI
on than it has in Maine under prohlI
81, ton. Does this not from one Of t.
Of things, either that intemperan